August 30, 2017 archive

Completion Reports August 31, 2017

  BLAINE COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Mississippian: Oil 632 Gas 4327 Water 1527 Flow 26 16N 13W Janice 1h-2623x, July 04, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 21609 ft Lat: 35.82733, Long: -98.54793 API: 35011237500000 CANADIAN COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Mississippian: Oil 69 Gas 725 Water 2001 Flow 7 13N 8W Murray 1-7h, July 23, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 15778 ft Lat: 35.60999, Long: -98.09911 API: 35017249870001 Cimarex Energy …

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Permits to Drill August 31, 2017

  Blaine County COTTONTAIL 31_30-17N-11W #1HX, August 30 2017 31 17N 11W SWSWSWSW API: 01123744 Lat: 35.89929567839628, Long: -98.42230346629937 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 20334 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (EX CHESTER)(9184), WOODFORD(10859) Blaine County CANTON SWD #1, August 30 2017 27 18N 13W NESESWSW API: 01123850 Lat: 36.000951021004546, Long: -98.57945836089306 OVERFLOW ENERGY LLC SH, DR, 5700 ft, …

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Cooler Weather’s Here—-Overnight Lows Drop to 40s in Panhandle

Cooler weather has definitely settled into Oklahoma this week with some overnight temperatures dipping into the upper 40s! Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet says it dropped to 49 degrees early Wednesday morning near Boise City in the Panhandle. A day earlier, there was a 48-degree reading also in the Panhandle. He pointed …

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Sen. Lankford Says “Harvey” is Not President Trump’s “Katrina”

When it comes to how the nation responded to the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says it’s clear this won’t be a one-week effort for relief. Long after the water recedes and the last of the rescue boats are gone, there’ll still be a need. There will still …

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There’s a Time and Place to Put a Microphone in Someone’s Face

By Jerry Bohnen   Okay, okay. Maybe it is not energy related. But after reading a story in the Washington Post today, I couldn’t help but pass it along. I’ve been a radio journalist and writer for nearly four decades and after reading the Post story, I thought, “it’s about time!” The story focused on …

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Energy Companies Respond to Floods with Donations

Hurricane Harvey has brought out the best from people and companies responding to the worst of situations. Energy companies are among those making large contributions to either the American Red Cross or to other organizations and relief efforts in Houston and other cities hit hard by the storm and the subsequent flooding. Cheniere Energy and …

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Another Transmission Line Fight is Brewing

  Fights like those by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter against a wind farm and massive high-voltage transmission line in Oklahoma are growing around the country. Take the case of the move in southwestern Idaho where there have been efforts to locate two lines to modernize the Pacific Northwest’s energy grid. This week, the U.S. …

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Williams Cos. Stronger a Year After a Failed Merger

A year after a failed takeover by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, officials at Tulsa’s Williams Cos. believe they’ve beefed up the company stock to a point where it would be costly for another company to try the same thing. In a report by the Tulsa World, executives explained company stock has risen 50 percent in …

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